Disclaimer I do not own Big Time Rush. Bold is spoken Spanish.
-Chapter 4 -
After letting the food settle for a while, the group decided to play some sports. Ricardo said aloud for the whole group "Okay what first football or soccer?" They decided tackle football. Carlos gave a questioning look and said "Ana is playing?" She nodded. He frowned and said "Then it should be two hand touch. I don't want to hurt you. "
She smiled "Carlos don't worry. We would prefer to play tackle." Ana's band mates agreed and had no problem knowing Ana was more than capable to handle herself.
Without further argument, names were placed in a cup to choose Captains, the first name being drawn would chose first. James was the first Captain and the second Captain was Chuy. Before they started to chose people, Ana whispered to Chuy to leave her for last. 'My guys know I am an awesome football player but they don't know. That is going to be our secret weapon.' He smiled to her knowing exactly what she was thinking. Teams were chosen, and not surprisingly Ana was last. Team Diamond had James, Kendall, Carlos, Logan, Ricardo, Miguel, Jorge, and Roberto. Ana had to hold in her smile as she saw his team forming 'Ha! Not so smart. Miguel is a physically big guy but has a bad knee that works up when he runs, an old soccer injury. When it comes to sports, Jorge has butter fingers - there is no ball this guy will not drop. And Roberto understands next to nothing of English, unless audibles are in Spanish, expect him to lost. This is going to be fun!' Ana thought. Team Chuy had Chuy, Juan Carlos, Lucho, Esau, Josue, Jonathan, Fernando and Ana.
They flipped a coin and Team Diamond was set to receive. Going to separate sides of the field Ana spoke to her group "Alright guys. I'm going to play like I can't play well until I say so." They kicked off and James returned it. Ana hung back to watch what kinds of players James, Kendall, Logan and Carlos were. Kendall and Logan did initial blocking, but couldn't hold them off for long. Carlos followed closely by James with the football. They were ducking and weaving in and out of pockets of players. 'Damn they are good' Ana thought. Finally Lucho got a hold of James and brought him down. Chuy huddled the group but it was all for show because they all knew Ana was the one with the strategy. Ana and Chuy stood side by side with their backs to Team Diamond. Ana was the one to talk "Okay Lucho you got James. Jonathan you got Carlos. Esau you got Kendall. Juan Carlos you got Ricardo. I think Logan is going to throw, so Josue you are going to provide pressure. Fernando you got Jorge, make sure you get your hands on anything he drops. Chuy you get Roberto. And I am going to get Miguel. Let's have some fun!"
'Predictable' Ana thought. Team Diamond was about to score, but the guys did not see that Miguel was starting to limb. Jorge had drop the ball the one time Logan threw to him, so he wasn't getting anything. Kendall was good, but James and Carlos were scary good. Lucho asked in the huddle "Let them score?" Ana smiled "Yes, I would hate for them to develop a complex after we annihilate them. Just make it work for it a little." They broke huddle and Logan tossed the ball just before he was blitzed by Josue. The ball was caught by Carlos who ran and got tackled at the goal line by both Jonathan and Fernando. It was declared a score. They celebrated all the way back, to get ready to kick off. Score Team Diamond 1, Team Chuy 0.
Lucho returned the kickoff and got great field position. Robert came to cover Ana and said to her before the snap "I know what you are doing Ana. Even try to warn them but they didn't seem to listen. Try not to kill us to bad." Ana smiled and said "Why do you think I let you guys score once." He chuckled and nodded. The team used up all the time they could with the ball, wearing down the other team, before Esau scored. 'Now it is time to play' Ana thought. Score Team Diamond 1, Team Chuy 1.
James again returned the kickoff with Carlos -The Tank- in front of him. As Ana ran down the field she shouted to Lucho "You ready?" He nodded and allowed Ana to run in front of him. Carlos weaved out of a group right into Ana and hesitated. That was all Ana need from him, as Lucho ran to the side of Ana to tackle James. She only gave him a soft block, but his hesitation to push her off made it possible for Lucho to stop the play. She smiled to Carlos "You okay Carlos? Did I hurt you?" she tried to sound sweetly and concerned. He had not caught on to her schemes and replied "No Ana you did not hurt me. I thought I was going to hurt you. Good block!" Ana turned to her team and said "Logan is going to try to throw to James or Carlos. So double coverage on them. Fernando cover James with Lucho. I'll hang back to get it if it is a pass to Carlos or Miguel. Josue I want you rush Logan." They lined up and the ball was snapped. Logan panicked when Josue came right for him so he tried to pass it off to Jorge who was the only one looking at him but he fumbled it in the air. Fernando was there to pick it off and ran in for a touchdown. Score Team Diamond 1, Team Chuy 2.
Team Chuy kicked off to Kendall this time, but two plays later Ana caught an interception. She was dragged down by Roberto after she caught the ball meant for him. She could tell that they chalked it up to luck. Both teams lined up again, with Miguel covering Ana again. He looked pretty beat up that she almost felt bad for what she was about to do. Ana grinned 'Almost.' The ball was snapped. Ana ran passed Miguel and left him in the dust. She turned over her left shoulder to catch the ball that was coming right at her. She was all alone as she ran the rest of the way to the end zone. James turned to his team "What happened there? Who was covering her?" Ana ran back to her team who were in full celebration. Kendall gave her a high five "Nice job, but you won't be so lucky next time." Ana stuck out her tongue at him. Score Team Diamond 1, Team Chuy 3.
Team Diamond returned the kickoff and were at their huddle. Everyone was covered fully at the snap, so Logan went to run the ball, but Ana was there up the middle and tackled him down. He fumbled the ball and Juan Carlos was there to recover it. When she looked down at Logan, either he was caught off guard by the hit and lost his breathe or was to shocked to have Ana be the one to have tackled him, she could not help but smile. "Nice try, Logan." Ana said as she helped him up. Juan Carlos was not the fastest runner and was tackled by Ricardo before he got too far. Carlos, James and Kendall got on Logan's case a little after that play. Logan was a little lost for words. At the next play, Team Chuy could not move the ball forward much. Logan, Kendall, Carlos and James catch on that Ana was a threat and found a couple of Team Chuys' weakness. Juan Carlos and Esau have bad poker faces and look to where they were going to go, as well as Josue having the butterfingers. On the final play, Ana called for her to run the ball and for everyone to block for her. It was a long shot because they had a lot of ground to cover. Team Diamond held them from the touchdown, so Team Chuy had to turn over the ball to them. When she looked at the other team, they all had their game faces on. 'It just got real' she thought. Score Still Team Diamond 1, Team Chuy 3.
She went and covered Ricardo again. He spoke again to her before the snap "You better watch out, Ana. That guy is not wanting to lose to you." She creased her brow "Which guy?" Then Ricardo casted a look toward James, whose face showed only extreme determination. They ran a cross path play between Carlos and James. There was a big jumble in the middle and James took off down the field for a touchdown. As he came running back to his team, who met him mid way, with a smirk firmly planted on his smug face then pointed the ball at Ana and winked. Score Team Diamond 2, Team Chuy 3.
Team Diamond kicked off and Lucho returned it with some decent yardage. James came waltzing up to Ana. "I caught on to your game, Baby doll. You are not winning this." "Don't call me that. And I have already won." Ana replied through gritted teeth.
James stepped up to her "You can't score on me." He was letting his physical size try and intimidate her. She, not one to back down, emitted a low growl "Watch me-" before she could finish Lucho spoke up. "Okay we score this next touchdown we win, you manage to hold us off you win." Lucho dragged Ana away from James.
As soon as she was in the huddle she said "I want the ball." Lucho sighed "Ana that's what he wants." She shot him a glare "I do not care I want a chance to score." He nodded.
Before the snap Lucho lined up next to Ana, her being on the outer most side of the lineup. Carlos and James both came up to stand in front of them, Carlos in front of Lucho and James in front of Ana. "Hi sweetheart, miss me much?" She didn't reply. 'Don't let him in your head. Concentrate.' Ana thought. She narrowed her eyes and shot him daggers. He smiled and blew her a kiss. A moment later the ball snapped and Lucho ran forward at a sprint. Ana ran forward but cut across behind Lucho, which caused James to have to go around Lucho. That move gave Ana enough time to turn, catch the ball at her stomach, and ducked down. As she had ducked James had already was leaning forward to tackle her. His momentum brought him over her ducked figure. She stood up causing James to flip over her back as she moved to continue forward. She was stopped in her tracks as James found a way to grab on to her and drag her down with him. He tucked her into him as they fell. They rolled a little bit after the fall. James ended up on top of Ana. She was still trying to get her barrings, the only thing she knew was the ball was still in her hands, when James whispered "Sorry Ana. Are you okay?" She whispered while smiling up to his face "Damn, I thought I had you there -"
Before she could finish her reply, Lucho pulled James off Ana and shoved him a little. Kendall and Carlos rushed to Ana to help her up. She released the ball to allow them to both each grabbed an arm. As they lifted her, she watched the makings her band coming down on James. She shouted "Guys! I'm fine. I tried to tip him over, but he followed through on the tackle." She walked over to James and shook his hand "Good move. No hard feelings." When no one moved she said "Lets finish this. Move." Then her team started to form a huddle a ways away. She pulled James back to her and spoke softly "You better not let up. I want to beat you fairly." Without looking back she turned and walked to her huddle. "Everyone to the end zone, I'm quarterback." she said. Lucho shook his head "You just took a big hit, your head must not be on right."
Ana said "Actually he turned to take most of the hit. Don't worry. This is going to work. Chuy, you are going to pass back to me while everyone else is running for the end zone. Defense will fall back thinking I'm going to run again."
The ball was snapped everyone took off, Ana fell behind the quarter back to gave her a hand pass. James was guarding her. She ran out of the pocket and saw Lucho by himself close to the end zone. She tossed a perfect spiral down to him. James could only look on as Lucho caught it then ran in for the touchdown. She rejoiced in the victory and jogged on by James, but not before patting his back. "Hey good game. Come on, let's go congratulate the team. Sportsmanship." Ana said and smiled then took off to her team. Once she reached her team they embraced her. Some of the guys from her team were chest bumping. He saw his own team go around the winning team and start to congratulate them. Carlos ran to Ana, lifting her up into the air cheering. As she was spun around, James ran back to the teams and thought 'Wow, they were right. She is definitely not like any girl I have ever meet.'
